I know they say "In like a lion, out like a lamb," but the only lamb I've seen lately got eaten by the wolves. Or maybe that was a debate.

Quarter 1 is about gone... unless you're on federal government time, and then half of 2016 is nearly behind you. We've stopped calling it the new year, and us old people have stopped writing 2015 on our checks.

Crazy, huh?

Sometimes we act like we are. We get caught up in the execution of our plan and forget to keep our heads up. We chase metrics instead of taking care of the people who actually deliver the goods. We worry about the competition without taking another critical look at our own game plan to see if it needs revision.

Kind of like March Madness without the basketball.

So take a look around. You should be seeing measurable progress towards your strategic, operational, and functional goals and objectives. If some of your folks appear to still be "waiting to get started," let them know that the train has left the station... all aboooooard!

Are your leaders capable of executing to your strategy? Do your managers have the necessary skills to motivate staffs, likely leaner than in the past, to higher levels of performance? Do your senior leadership groups play well together?

Osmosis and emulation may sound like good career development tools - they aren't. Real, usable leadership skills are developed specifically and purposefully.

Leading and managing are skills; don't expect them unless developed. Give us a call if we can help you with that.

You know who I'm talking about, too. Those people who just never seem happy; who always see the negative even when the message is positive; who suspect ulterior motives regardless of act. They are the literal "pain in your neck" (or some other anatomical part...).

Somehow, the Zenefits CEO managed to orchestrate massive insurance fraud and corrupt the company's culture without the COO ever knowing about it. I'm sure promoting the COO is the best way forward - not.

Triangle Performance LLC's 2016 Survey of Senior Leadership is in progress! This is our ninth year for the annual survey, with greater participation and direct applicability every year. You can click here to take the survey now, or you can take it when we email the survey link later this month.

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